Outbreak report: Nosocomial transmission of measles through an unvaccinated healthcare worker-implications for public health

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 375-381

  Baxi, Ruchi ^a   Mytton, Oliver T ^a   Abid, Muhammad ^b   Maduma Butshe, Anne ^b   Iyer, Shabnam ^c   Ephraim, Anyanate ^c   Brown, Kevin E ^b   O'Moore, Eamonn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Healthcare worker; Measles; MMR; Nosocomial infection; Outbreak; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFANT; MEASLES; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TRANSMISSION; UNITED KINGDOM; VIROLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84942326712     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdt096     Document Type: Article

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